++ Crown case numbers for Germany Wednesday: incidence declined again

The Robert Koch Institute will publish the current number of crown cases in Germany on Wednesday (October 19). The development of the data at a glance.

Berlin / Frankfurt – On Wednesday (October 19) the Robert Koch Institute recorded the incidence of the crown in seven days nationwide. 670.5 specified. This is the value the RKI dashboard lists at 6am. On Wednesday of the previous week, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants per week was 799.9.

However, the incidence does not provide a complete picture of the infection situation. For a long time, experts have speculated that there will be a large number of cases not registered by the RKI, mainly because not all infected people have performed a PCR test. Only positive PCR tests count in the statistics. In addition, late recordings or transmission problems can lead to distortion of individual daily values.

Corona in Germany: Many infections are not recognized or reported

German health authorities also reported to RKI 130,074 New corona infections (previous week: 136,748) e 248 Deaths (previous week: 199) in one day. Again, data comparisons are only to a limited extent meaningful due to test behavior, late registrations, and transmission issues. RKI has been counted since the start of the pandemic 34,888,963 confirmed infections with Sars-CoV-2 in Germany. However, the actual total number is likely to be significantly higher, as many infections go undetected. Overall, the RKI dashboard 151,877 deaths for Germany in connection with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Crown in Germany: an overview of developments over the past week

Corona pandemic in Germany: inaccurate picture of the current situation of the infection

The current number of cases and incidences do not provide a clear picture of the current situation of the infection. In general, the number of new infections and deaths recorded varies significantly from one weekday to the next, as many federal states do not report to RKI, especially on weekends and holidays, and only report cases later in the week. week. Therefore, the RKI no longer publishes data on Sundays and Mondays or after public holidays.

Current Crown Case Numbers: Important Note on RKI Data

• Values ​​must be taken into accountthat individual countries do not report data on all days of the week. On weekends, broadcasting by health authorities is not mandatory by law. Because there are no direct consequences at the state or federal level, fewer and fewer health authorities and federal states transmit data on Saturdays and Sundays. There may also be delays on holidays.
• Daily fluctuations It is therefore not to be overestimated, especially on weekends and at the beginning of the week. This in turn leads to late registrations in the following days. A comparison of the daily values ​​is therefore becoming increasingly difficult. For the evaluation of the course it is therefore more appropriate to consider the weekly comparison.
• Professionals have been there for a long time also from a large number of cases not registered by the RKI – due to overworked health authorities and because not all infected people have undergone the PCR test. Only these count in the statistics. Furthermore, delayed recordings or transmission problems can lead to a distortion of individual daily values.
• Therefore, when interpreting the current case numbers It should be noted that due to the lower level of testing, reporting and reporting activity, there may be an increase in under-reporting of cases in the reporting system. A detailed assessment of the epidemiological situation takes place every Thursday in the RKI weekly report.

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